Today marks 365 days since I began running. It’s become a way of life for me, and I’m so incredibly glad I was introduced to Black Girls Run (BGR). I started this running thing and kept at it because of a great community of women committed to personal fitness. Most of us are mothers, working mothers, and all have the same challenges that come with a household, a husband, children, a career and abandoned, nonexistent…

This running thing started in July and has actually continued somewhat consistently. The farthest I’ve run is six miles, and I even participated in a marathon relay last year. The relay was brutal. Right before the holidays I found lots of excuses not to get up at 4:30am to run (and valid, reasonable excuses mind you, like it’s too cold and it’s always too early), and as a result, I really hadn’t run at all…